A Celebration of Manx Sporting Life

3 September 2011 - 1 September 2012

Curators at Manx National Heritage have been busy collecting objects and stories for an ambitious new exhibition to be held at the Manx Museum. 'Our Sporting Life' will celebrate the achievements of our modern sports stars, historic Manx sporting heroes and events. The exhibition aims to salute all aspects of sport on and from the Isle of Man, from school sports through to world championship performances. It will examine our attitudes towards sport, looking at what inspires our sporting stars, what motivates ordinary people to go to extraordinary lengths for their sport and what sport actually means to each of us.

MNH hopes to include the community as much as possible in the development of the exhibition and is asking you to get involved and share your sporting stories, photographs or memorabilia for use in the exhibition.

So whether you're a budding athlete, a committed coach, a dedicated sports fan or have fond memories of schools sports day - MNH would like to hear from you. To submit your 'sporting contribution' Manx National Heritage have set up a survey or visit our Facebook discussion page.

Katie King, Community Outreach Officer commented:

"There is such a mind blowing amount of sport happening on our small Island and we hope to capture the spirit of this in the exhibition. The Isle of Man has produced many world champion standard athletes over the years and continues to do so. We will highlight many of these amazing sporting heroes in the exhibition, whilst also celebrating the Island's vibrant community sporting scene. We would like to hear from anyone who has a story to contribute, so that we can build a picture of our sporting life on the Island. I would also like to thank the many athletes, clubs and sporting heroes who have contributed to our project so far.

The exhibition will begin in late August with a big focus on the Commonwealth Games but as the sporting year moves on we will be focusing on other sporting themes and events, such as the hugely popular Parish Walk and the End to End. We will also have some fun interactive games in the exhibition space where visitors will be able to test their fitness and reaction times and find out what it feels like to stand on an Olympic Podium!"